The U.S. Supreme Court will make decisions on a number of hotly debated cases this term. A group of Vanderbilt University experts is available to give their opinions on those cases.
Suzanna Sherry – Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law
Sherry’s work in the area of constitutional law has earned her national recognition as one of the most well-known scholars in the field of constitutional law and the Supreme Court. The author of more than 75 books and articles, she writes extensively on the Supreme Court, federal courts and federal court procedures. She is often asked to provide federal district and court of appeals judges with a review of recently completed Supreme Court terms.
Sherry can comment on Zivotofsky v. Kerry, Elonis v. United States, Reed v. Town Of Gilbert, Arizona, Texas Department of Housing v. Inclusive Communities Project, EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Obergefell v. Hodges. She is most interested in Obergefell.
James Blumstein – University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law and Policy; director, Health Policy Center, Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies
Blumstein ranks among the nation’s most prominent scholars of health law, law and medicine, constitutional law, the Supreme Court and voting rights. Blumstein spoke before the House Ways and Means Committee on the Affordable Care Act and wrote an amicus brief in the case.
Blumstein can comment on King v. Burwell, Zivotofsky v. Kerry, Elonis v. United States, Reed v. Town Of Gilbert, Arizona, Texas Department of Housing v. Inclusive Communities Project, EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Obergefell v. Hodges. He is most interested in King v. Burwell.
Brian Fitzpatrick – FedEx Research Professor of Law
Fitzpatrick is an expert on constitutional law, judicial politics, judicial selection and federal courts. He was in the courtroom during the Supreme Court arguments on same sex marriage on April 28. He also participated in a moot court to help lawyer Douglas Hallward-Dreimeier prep for arguments.
He is available to talk about Obergefell v. Hodge.
Fitzpatrick served as a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia in 2001-2002 and as a Special Counsel for Supreme Court Nominations to Senator John Cornyn in 2005-2006.
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